Art on the cellular level
 “I love how art and biology complement each other, and I like seeing connections.” Bridget Mitchell, a sophomore from Baltimore, finds that her two different majors have plenty in common. “Yesterday when I was working in the lab, I saw my finished product and said, ‘I’d like to frame this!’ Cells are so beautiful and intricate and delicate—they always amaze me. We’ve been doing self-portraits in my drawing class, and I’ve incorporated cells into my last two drawings, red blood cells in one and tuberculosis cells in the other. I enjoy seeing the beauty and the art in biology and bringing the themes of biology into my art.”
She brings her academic interest into her extracurricular pursuits too. To see more of the Northwest, she became involved in the College Outdoors program, and last fall she led a bird-watching outing in conjunction with her ornithology class.
“Lewis & Clark is an eclectic place,” says Bridget. “I don’t always agree with everyone, but I have great affection for this community. There is an indefinable spirit here that I enjoy.”
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Yes on art
 What’s the difference between an art school and a liberal arts school? Professor Phyllis Yes, a member of Lewis & Clark’s art faculty since 1978, offers an example: “One of my painting students is an international affairs major who is planning to be a banker. His paintings are fabulous—he’s not afraid to get his brush wet and let it drip. In a class of all art majors, we wouldn’t have his unique perspective. He adds a great deal to the class, and gets a great deal out of it.”
In essence, she explains, an art student at a liberal arts college has more to draw from. “Here, you may not take as many art classes as you would in art school, but all the classes you do take have a direct potential to affect your art. It becomes more than just art about art—it becomes art about issues, thoughts, and ideas.”
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